In Grodno, a court fined the director of a public corporation for operating a bar at an unspecified time

8 April, Grodno. According to the decision of the Economic COURT of Grodno Region, the DIRECTOR of an LLC is obliged to pay a fine for operating a bar selling ALCOHOL at an unspecified time. This was told to BELTA by the Economic Court.

The Economic Court of Grodno Region, in an off-site court session that took place at the Law Faculty of Yanka Kupala Grodno State University, considered two combined cases on violation of the legislation on trade and public catering against the director of one of the LLCs.

According to the case materials, on 13 February and 8 March 2025, the director of the LLC allowed the operation of a subordinate public catering facility - a bar - after 23:00. At the same time, there was no agreed operating mode for the facility, which carries out retail trade in alcoholic, low-alcohol beverages and (or) beer, after 23:00 and until 7:00.

The violation was identified by the Trade and Services Department of the Grodno City Executive Committee while considering a collective appeal of citizens.

The court found that in July 2024 , by decision of the city executive committee, this LLC was denied approval of the bar's operating hours from Friday to Sunday from 11 p.m. to 1 a.m. The reason is that the catering facility was not connected to the republican public safety monitoring system, and it does not have enough outdoor video surveillance cameras to monitor compliance with law and order in the area adjacent to the facility.

Having reviewed the case materials, the court took into account that in February 2025, a warning had already been issued to the director of the LLC for a similar administrative offense. Now she has been sentenced to a fine of 5 basic units.

The court's ruling has not entered into legal force and can be appealed in accordance with the established procedure.

After the end of the hearing, Judge of the Economic Court of the Grodno Region Evgeniya Deryabina explained in detail to the students the details of the case under consideration, and also spoke about the practice of considering administrative offense cases by the Economic Court.